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looorg [soylentnews.org] writes:

U.S. Drug safety agency says EndeavorRx has proven therapeutic effect

Prescription Game Play: EndeavorRx was scientifically designed to challenge a child’s brain during ADHD treatment; it demands that the child focus on multiple tasks at the same time.

This summer, a video game became available by prescription in the United States. This first-ever FDA-approved digital treatment builds on a tradition of gaming as a therapeutic tool that extends back more than a decade. Its game play gets good reviews, too.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/gaming/video-game-approved-as-prescription-medicine [ieee.org]

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